Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-23
TIE BARKER DISTRICT.
One Of the Coming Camps of the
Beit Mountains.

was handed US by Mr. II. H Chandler
and from which we copy:
CLESDENIN, April 4, 1857 x I am
also glad to see that you enquire after the
outlook of our camp, because / wish very
earnestly that / could interest you. suf-
f1ciently with a description of this place
to cause you to come here and take look
around. [ am confident that our camp
will come out in good style in the near
future, and that there is splendid chance
here to get into ground which will be valu-
able by this fall. suppose you are
aware that there are smelling works here
that have lain idle for three years. The
company that operated the works failed,
not through loss here, but mainly through
the failure Of Tillinghast 6 Co. Of Chicago
in the fur business. They We're the prin-
cipal stockownerswof the outfit, and the
works, ETC., here We're attached and are
laying idle, waiting on the court. How
ever, the contesting parties will have to
show down on the 10Th of this month, as
the works will be sold for delinquent taxes
on that day. The principal mines oper-
ated heretofore by the company were the
Wright & Edwards, flssure vein in
granite, from 4 to s feet wide, and the
Silver Bell, q contact vein in lime. bear
ing carbonates, having a body of ore feet
thick in the face. Both of these mines are
first-class ore producers and could keep
two smelters huInlning
The principal drawback here in Barker
has been gross nismanagement and ignor-
ance. As an instance, | need only say
that while the camp was running (for four
years. not single steam pump or hoist
was ever put on any mine here. thus max
ing all work, except by tunneling, an i'm
possibility, as the principal leads are all
very wet.
Of the mines lately worked on I will
mention you the leading ones. They are
owned by prospectors, and are, of course,
for sale. The largest ore body in the
camp, so far shown up, is in the May and
Edna, in which there is shaft 40 feet
long aud level :sh-za The shaft Is feet
long, which was run through solid ore
(gray carbonate and galena) and no
country rock reached yet. Fully equal to
the May and Edna in value, If not size of
ore body shown, is the Tiger, which shows
vein 7 feet wide, and is developed by a
shaft about 80 feet deep and a tunnel
started at the other end of the location,
1000 feet from the shaft-100 feet long.
In both shaft and tunnel is a splendid
showing of ore, equal in richness to any
thing so far found in the Belt Range.
This mine would ship ore now If it was
not for the unfortunate fact that one of
the owners was killed a year ago by fall
ING into the shaft of the Minnehaha at
Neihart.
Third on the list I blushingly mention
the DR.. kalloch, in which I am interested.
and from which ore samples sent you
were taken. This location is developed
by a shaft, which shows two feet Of ore
(and lots of water), and by two tunnels.
One of the tunnels has fine showing of
ore, and will when 80 feet longer tap the
water in the shaft. 1t is now in so feet.
and out it We're taken the samples of
ore sent you. The other tunnel is lower
down the mountain, and will, expect,
strike the lead inside Of 30 feet more.
The Dr.. Aaliocf IS /. dandy, and don't you
forget it. NEXT en- the list comes the
in which | also own 500 feet.
It is developed by shaft so feet deep
all in ore-and by tunnel, started 100
feet from the shaft, now drove in 165 feet.
he face being in quartz, with several
seams of fair- r-loo!king ore.
Next must mention the Orphan Girl
md Wandering Boy, developed by two
shafts, 30 and 90 feet long respectively,
both showing up highly satisfactory The
owners, Iessrs. May & Oatey, found some
Tery rich ore in these locations when they !
worked on them last December, and will
oon resume work to prospect the new
ind.
4 strike has lately been made in a sec /
ion not heretofore prospeeted, although |
within half a mile of the smelling works.
t is in limestone contact Some splen-
Unlocking ore has been taken out, and I
he strike bids fair to equal the Silver
Bell. It is named the Big Mike lode,
nd the owners are working like beavers,
+ rather like noundHhogs They are
our old friend INK aad Big Mike.